I'm trying to reuse 2 TP Link TL-WA901ND WAPs. The device has a single LANjack. I have reset it to factory default with the reset button. If I plugit into a computer my computer searches for it and returns a 169.254.x.xaddress, meaning that the computer can see the device but can't connect toit.

If I plug the device into my network I can look at it wirelessly and connectto it with the default login. But I can't load the device's web page inorder to change settings such as SSID, encryption, etc. The instructionsare cryptic, telling me to go to my Ethernet setting on the computer and seta static address of 192.168.1.x where x is greater and 1 and less than 254.That ain't gonna work, either as my network uses the 192.168.11 addressingscheme and I'm not about to knock people off my network just to set up thisWAP. Also, entering the address my network's DHCP assigned to it doesn'twork, though I can ping to the address.

The instruction manual says that the default is that its internal DHCP isturned off, which is obviously why it's acting like a WAP and not a routerfor setup purposes. But I can't figure out a way to turn the DHCP on so Ican get the coveted 192.168.1.x address.

I'm tempted to just go out and buy two more full service routers and usethem as WAPs, but I don't like to ditch perfectly good hardware, and it wasperfectly good before it was taken out of service the other day.

Here's a link to the pdf for the manual. See how cryptic it is? It lookslike it's referring to another device.http://www.tp-link.com/resources/software/200912243240113.pdf

Anybody?

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5) During the configuration session, change the WAP to your 192.168.11.xaddressing scheme

Post by David KayeI'm trying to reuse 2 TP Link TL-WA901ND WAPs. The device has a single LANjack. I have reset it to factory default with the reset button. If I plugit into a computer my computer searches for it and returns a 169.254.x.xaddress, meaning that the computer can see the device but can't connect toit.If I plug the device into my network I can look at it wirelessly and connectto it with the default login. But I can't load the device's web page inorder to change settings such as SSID, encryption, etc. The instructionsare cryptic, telling me to go to my Ethernet setting on the computer and seta static address of 192.168.1.x where x is greater and 1 and less than 254.That ain't gonna work, either as my network uses the 192.168.11 addressingscheme and I'm not about to knock people off my network just to set up thisWAP. Also, entering the address my network's DHCP assigned to it doesn'twork, though I can ping to the address.The instruction manual says that the default is that its internal DHCP isturned off, which is obviously why it's acting like a WAP and not a routerfor setup purposes. But I can't figure out a way to turn the DHCP on so Ican get the coveted 192.168.1.x address.I'm tempted to just go out and buy two more full service routers and usethem as WAPs, but I don't like to ditch perfectly good hardware, and it wasperfectly good before it was taken out of service the other day.Here's a link to the pdf for the manual. See how cryptic it is? It lookslike it's referring to another device.http://www.tp-link.com/resources/software/200912243240113.pdfAnybody?---This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active.http://www.avast.com